The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08
Continued from Eighth Page.
THE ANARCHISTS.


ton. II have brought you remembrance Of
your old home," said tho Texan, and Mt the
same time extracted from mis- pOCkgt-bOok two
badges, the first being narrow piece of white
silk ribbon, on which was printed tine words
"BoXar Delegation" and the other a piece
OF deep blue ribbon about an
inch and half wide by five
inches long, on which was printed the words,
ceiyed'thcm through the iron grating he press
ed them to his bosom and said. God bless
Texas and you, my good friend. for bringing
| these mementoes TO me. There isn't "a liberty
! loving man ON the American soil to-day whose
face does not flush with shame when he thinks
I Of the decisions Of the various courts Of JUS
tee in conforming me and my COM
/ rades to death. 1t is an outrage
upon the manhood Of America; a shame
! and disgrace to q civilized world. / have
/ done nothing for which any man of honor
/ should feel ashamed / have offended against
/ no laws OF my country. ] am condemned to
! death for exercising the privileges Of an Amer
lean citizen, for exercising free Speech as guar
antccd to every citizen of the United States by
the federal constitution"
"Will you not allow your friends to plead for
executive clemency?"
'Why should my friends beg for mercy? I
have committed no crime. If / were to ask
| executive clemency that would be as much as
saying that am guilty Of the charge for which
/ am TO pay the death penalty l have no APP
peal to make to the governor, for / am not
%
courts show that the common wage earners
need expect no mercy 1T their hands. When
justice cannot be meted out where justice is
due, then there is no hope for mercy from
those who are the mere tools Of the capitalists
who are crying for my blood and the blood of
my comrades. Texas and FreedOmv
Oh, what cheering words to man in my
position. Would that all my friends in the
Lone Star state could realize the present con-
dition Of him who was once one Of their hon
ored citizens! If the question Of this judicial
murder were placed to a popular vote of the
American people today nine-tenths Of them
would say: DO no murder on those men.
They are the true friends of labor, the sincere
friends Of equal rights to all men, regardless of
wealth. Yes, the sentence will be executed,
and VIII die upon the scaifold, an innocent
man.
Culture generations will not Judge me and
my comrades rs murderers nor do the Ameri-
can people today think we deserve the extreme
penalty of the law"
Again pressing the badges to his heart, Par
sons said: "Texas and freedom win follow me
to the scaifold. Goodbye, my friend; We may
never meet again." and with thishe protruded
his finger through the iron grating, and with
bis eyes filed with tears he parted from the
friend to whom he had so frankly conversed
for about half an hour. He was visibly af-
fectcd whenever the name of any Of his old
Texas friends was mentioned, and particularly
cautioned his visitor to say goodbye to all who
remembered him.
THE AMNESTY QUESTION.
SPRINGFIELD, H., November Ex-Governor
Oglesbys mail in the anarchist case was larger
this morning than ever before. The greater
part of these were from Chicago, and Governor
Oglesby this afternoon informed the aSso-
clated press representative that while
there were many demands that
the sentence be carried out, the proportion of
the requests for Communication iwere decidedly
larger than on any previous day. As a matter
Of fact said the governor, the pleas for elem
ency have always been somewhat greater than
the requests for non-intcrference, but this
morning the proportion was somewhat greater
than usual,
Governor Oglesby, upon being asked by the
reporter whether he had had any callers to-
day, said:
mo, l have seen no one today. have
| spent nearly the whole day at home and have
! been very busy. Delegations, presume, will
! begin to come in tomorrow and next day, and
when they do purpose to receive them all in
the reception room Mt the capitol. Everybody
VIII be accorded a patient hearing, and the
case viii be finally disposed of just all other
cases OF like character have been in the past"
Numerous kilograms have been received by
the governor, during the day, most of them
from Chicago Their tenor caunot be learned,
other than that one of them was from a promi-
nent Chicago capitalist, who favors executive
clcmency. There is little doubt that the gov
ernor IS, at this time, receiving communica-
tionS from an unusually large number of mon
Communication of tho sentence.
Some of these gentlemen waive
all questions rs to the law and justice of the
case, and simply favor clemency ON grounds Of
public policy, insisting that il is better to send
the condemned men TO the pententiary for life
than ii is to allow them to become protested
martyrs by suffering the death penalty
THE GOVERNOR HEARS THE NEWS.
Governor Oglesby was thunder struck when
ho received the news tonight of the finding of
the bombs in lingg's cell. He read and reread
the dispatch, and cloud of gloom and anx-
lety swept over his face, as the full import of
the information dawned upon him.
u can say nothing" said he to the associated
press representatives 81 must say nothing
whatever in regard TO this natter"
1t has just transpired tonight that Governor
Oglcsby has, within the past few days, receiv-
ed several communications threatening vio-
lenco If he refuses 10 exercise executive Glenn
ency in behalf of the condemned anarchists.
Common Sense
Should be used in attempting to cure that very
uiSaurCpablp disease. Catarrh A ratnrrh orioi